Monday, April 20, 2015

How to Handle the Haters

By Maura Gergerich, Toppel Peer Advisor

It’s just a
fact of life that not everyone you interact with will like you. If this isn’t
the case then you haven’t made enough decisions in your life. Leaders are
constantly forced to make decisions like firing people or changing a policy
that will make people upset, but what makes good leaders is that they choose
the right option rather than the easy one. The key to this is also learning how
to deal with these people.

Accept that you can’t please everyone

This is of
course easier said than done, but trying to please everybody will either end up
angering everyone instead or driving you insane. So just stick with what you
think is right and people will respect your ability to stand tall in the face
of adversity.

Keep an eye on your enemies

Everyone has
heard the idea of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer. It’s way
easier to protect yourself from being backstabbed if you don’t turn your back.

Laugh it off

The best way
to dealing with slander towards you is to have a sense of humor about it. Not
only will this make you feel better, it will also make your peers respect you
for not throwing self-pity parties.

Forgive and forget

One of the
strongest things a person can do is forgive someone. It shows that you are the
bigger person. And you never know, that person may end up changing their ideas
and be a wonderful asset to you. Holding grudges is too much energy to waste on
so little outcome.